gundagai

Something not quite right here. The trusses and decking don't seem to exist on any other pictures of the wonderful Gundagai railway (and road) bridges (well worth a visit if you are nearby). I think this picture is of another bridge altogether, as are the two companion photos in State Records, investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/photo.asp... and investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/photo.asp... Ref. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundagai,_New_South_Wales#Bridges_o... So if is not Gundagai, I wonder where it is?

Hmmn ... yes. I do believe your uncertainty is valid beachcomberaustralia.

Gotta love the handwritten clearance sign. Here's another one - get ready to duck!

Ha, how did we manage before Google street view? Have you got the Google Earth plugin for Google Maps? - triple the fun!

Apparently a new railway bridge opened in 1902, replacing an older one. There is also a view of the bridge by the Charles Kerry studio dated as 1875 - 1897 at the National Library of Australia which gives a wonderfully long view of the bridge. It is not a match with the one shown in the photograph above. see here: nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4312996 Here's another old view of the two bridges: nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an8526479-826

There appears to be a date at the bottom left of this photo. ??-7-16? I have a few other photos of the construction of the dam with dates apparently around this time which I'll upload when I get a chance.

Don Shearman You're right! I checked the master version and even though the date is slightly cut off I can see 14.7.14. Good spot - I'll update the caption. AB

Glad to be of help. I've also uploaded some of the photos I have of the construction here

Don Shearman Excellent, thanks for adding your link here.

My grandfather was one of the engineers with the the Water Conservation Department that built the Burrinjuck Dam - John Elliot Slade